Zhu Cang listened to Duan Qu's words, his brows furrowed, thinking that I was kind enough to entertain you, but you picked your nose and raised your eyes, and your heart was even more unhappy. When Li Zhiyun saw it, he hurriedly said, "King Wu, he is drunk, joking with you." ”

"No, I'm not drunk." Duan Quyi waved his hand, and he was even more open-mouthed, "Zhu Cang, I heard that you like to eat human flesh, what is the taste of human flesh?" ”

When Zhu Cang heard this, he only felt a nameless fire rising from under his feet, hitting his heart, and glaring: "Eating the meat of a drunkard is like eating pork with wine lees." When Duan Qu heard this, he was furious, stood up and pointed at Zhu Cang's nose and scolded: "The madman is obedient to the imperial court, but he is just a slave leader, can he still eat human flesh?!" ”

Zhu Cang was furious when he heard this, jumped up and slapped the table, and shouted: "Someone! With his shouts, more than a hundred soldiers burst in from outside the door, armed with weapons, and surrounded several tables. Zhu Cang's generals also drew their swords and glared angrily at the guests who were still drinking with them just now.

Zhu Cang pointed with his finger and ordered: "Tie up all these Li Tang people!" When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately stepped forward to collect Li Zhiyun's weapons and tied them up with ropes. Li Zhiyun looked at Zhu Cang in surprise and said loudly: "King Wu, what are you doing here?" You have to be calm! It was just a misunderstanding! Zhu Cang ignored him, but took the sword from the hand of a general next to him, walked in front of Duan Qu, and without saying a word, stabbed Duan Qu in the stomach with a sword.

Duan Qu glared at Zhu Cang in horror, and his two eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets. Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out and sprayed Zhu Cang's face. Then, like a piece of wood, Duan did fall to the ground. Zhu Cang wiped his face, pointed at the corpse on the ground with his sword, and said, "Drag this dog thief to the kitchen and cook it, and share it with the brothers!" Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward and dragged Duan Qu's body away.

Zhu Cang threw away the bloody sword in his hand with a "clang", turned around, and glared at the guests of Datang present viciously, the chill in his eyes could freeze people. He pointed his finger at the stunned Li Zhiyun and shouted, "Escort this Li Tang's King of Chu and his men to the stable in the backyard, and they will all be cooked tomorrow morning!" Immediately, a soldier stepped forward to push Li Zhiyun and the others, and Li Zhiyun shouted while struggling: "King Wu, don't be impulsive, you will regret doing this!" ……”

The group was escorted to the backyard by the soldiers and put into a stable. The stables were spacious, with a wind lamp hanging from the beams, a few horses chewing bran slowly on the edge of the trough, and a layer of hay on the floor. More than a dozen people were tied up and scattered to sit on the ground.

Zhang Zheng sat next to Li Zhiyun and said in a low voice: "It seems that Zhu Cang has really turned his face with Datang this time, and we are afraid that it will be more auspicious." ”

Li Zhiyun listened to Zhang Zheng's words, nodded, and said softly: "Yes, we have to think about escaping." He looked up and saw that the stable, though it had earthen walls, looked solid, and not only did they have no tools, but their hands were tied, and it was impossible for them to escape by digging holes.

Li Zhiyun retracted his gaze, sighed, and said, "Duan did drink and make a mistake, and he lost his life in vain, it's really sad and lamentable!" At this time, Yinggu came over from the side and sat down next to him. Because it was a banquet tonight, Li Zhiyun brought her too. After Ying Gu sat down, she said, "Lord Wang, will Zhu Cang kill us?" Li Zhiyun didn't answer, but asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

"If the prince is not afraid, I will not be afraid!"

"Well done!"

About half an hour later, the gate of the stables was pushed open, and Zhu Cang walked in with a few people. He was holding a coarse porcelain bowl in his hand, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said, "Everyone, how about resting?" See? That dog thief has turned into a delicacy in a bowl. After that, he said to a general next to him, "Go, bring the bowl over, and let them see the cooked human flesh." ”

The general agreed, took the coarse porcelain bowl, and brought it to Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun caught a glimpse of a purple-red thing in the bowl, exuding an unpleasant smell, and suddenly felt that his stomach was turning upside down, and he couldn't help but vomit.

Whoever brought the bowl in front of him, no one could help but vomit. In the end, the general returned to Zhu Cang's side. Zhu Cang laughed and said, "Everyone, sleep well, tomorrow morning, you will all be like that dog thief, turn into a delicious bowl of food!" With that, he led his men out of the stable, and closed the door with a thud.

There was silence in the stable, but the faces of the people were solemn. Before that, although they knew that there was a lot of luck and little luck, they still had a little luck. But now, they saw a good man boiled by these demons, turned into a piece of meat in a bowl, and everyone's heart fell as if it had been filled with lead. Some people were trembling with nervousness, thirty-six teeth were fighting each other, and some timid people couldn't help but cry "dushly".

Li Zhiyun's mood is also very heavy, although he has experienced life and death once, he sees death very lightly, but he crossed into this world, he wanted to do something, but he didn't expect to be boiled and eaten, and he couldn't help but feel too wretched. He turned his head to look at Yinggu, thinking that she would cry in fright, but this girl was very strong, just gritted her teeth and sat there silently.

Zhu Fenger didn't know anything about this earth-shattering change. Today is the death day of Zhu Fenger's mother, her hometown is in Chengfu (now Bozhou, Anhui), and it takes a day to ride a horse at the earliest. Early yesterday morning, Zhu Fenger set off. She hurried to the city father, and when she reached the city father, it was already dark.

After resting for the night, early this morning, Zhu Fenger came to her mother's grave and placed offerings and incense candles to commemorate her mother. After finishing her work, she hurried back non-stop, and it was almost three days by the time she got home.

Zhu Fenger turned over and dismounted in front of the mansion gate, and led the horse into the courtyard. A servant came up and took the reins from her hand. The servant usually walked close to her, saw that there was no one next to her, and whispered: "Miss, something happened, the master killed the one surnamed Duan in the Tang Dynasty." When Zhu Feng'er heard this, she was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What about the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"They were locked up in a stable in the backyard, and I heard that they were going to be boiled early tomorrow morning."

Zhu Feng'er didn't bother to ask what was going on, and hurriedly rushed to the backyard, only to see that the stable was guarded by more than a dozen soldiers with knives and halberds, and she walked straight over. The leader of these soldiers was a general named Wu Yuan. He saw that Zhu Feng'er was about to break into the stable, and hurriedly stopped in front of her.

Zhu Feng'er "brushed" and pulled out the saber she was carrying, the blade of the sword went straight to the throat of the other party, and said sharply: "Get out of the way!" Wu Yuan glanced at the tip of the sword, which was only two inches away from his throat, and said, "County Lord, you can't go in." The eldest brother has an order that no one is allowed to approach Li Tang. ”

"If you don't get out of the way, you're welcome!"

However, Wu Yuan's face was not afraid, and he stood there without moving. The tip of the sword shook twice, and finally, Zhu Feng'er put away the sword, inserted the sword into the sheath, and said, "I'll go find my father!" With that, he turned and walked away.

Zhu Feng'er found her father in the study, and as soon as they met, she asked her father why he killed the Tang envoy and imprisoned the king of Chu? Zhu Cang said angrily: "You are not here today, do you know how that dog thief insulted me?" Not only did he mock me for eating human flesh, but he also scolded me for being the leader of the slaves. ”

"You can punish him for his insulting words, but you can't kill him either!" Zhu Feng'er argued.

"No, I have to kill him!" Zhu Cang looked at his daughter, his eyes were like two ghostly fires under the reflection of the candle flame, "I obeyed your persuasion to return to the Tang Dynasty, but now I regret it!" On my territory, Li Tang's people dare to insult me like this, if I go to Chang'an, they won't eat me? Li Mi is a lesson from the past, I will never be the second Li Mi! ”

"Li Mi was killed because of rebellion."

"Didn't they force that?"

Zhu Feng'er frowned and said, "Father, since you have embarked on the right path, why do you want to go back?" Zhu Cang glared and said, "What is the right way?" Oh, is it called the right way to obey Li Tang? Li Yuan can be the emperor, and so can I! I have 200,000 soldiers and horses under my command, and my strength is no worse than his. As the saying goes, I'd rather be a rooster's head than an oxtail, and tomorrow I will ascend the throne and be the emperor! ”

When Zhu Feng'er heard this, she was anxious: "Father, the ancients, those who are virtuous are prosperous, and those who are powerful are dead." You betrayed Datang, gave up benevolent government, and acted perversely, you will regret it sooner or later! Zhu Cang waved his hand and said, "Don't say it!" If you're my daughter, you should listen to me! Instead of turning your elbows outward, towards Li Tang's people......"

Despite Zhu Feng'er's repeated persuasion, Zhu Cang was already a king-hearted, so that she had nothing to do.

Zhu Feng'er returned to her boudoir and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, feeling very sad. Her brow was sad and tears filled her eyes. She didn't expect that less than two days after she left, such a big change would happen. Now it seems that my father is like a wild horse that has lost its reins, and can never pull it back. Besides, if my father killed the Tang envoy, even if I want to turn back, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Alas, his previous efforts were in vain!

Zhu Feng'er took out a white silk handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face, and let out a long breath, as if she wanted to spit out all the troubles in her heart. Anyway, let's rescue the King of Chu first, she must not watch the guests from the Tang Dynasty being cooked by her father.

After the fifth watch, Zhu Feng'er went out of the house and quietly came to the backyard. It was already dark and the soldiers couldn't stay up anymore, leaving only three people on duty, and the others went to sleep. Zhu Feng'er pulled out her sword and was about to step forward, but hesitated again. Unlike Zhu Cang, Zhu Fenger is kind-hearted and can't bear to kill innocents indiscriminately. She secretly wondered to herself that these soldiers were just errands, and they had not committed any heinous crimes, and if they fought with swords, they would inevitably kill them.

Zhu Feng'er put away the sword and went to the firewood room to find a wooden stick, which was the thickness of an arm. She returned to the stable, holding the stick, and tiptoed past the three soldiers. The three of them were chatting together, and although there was a lantern hanging in front of the stable, the light was so limited that they did not see anyone coming out of the darkness.